Learn about the Qing Dynasty
SUNSHINE CLUB
LWer Delrie Hobbs will speak to the Sunshine Club about the Howard and Asian Art Collection (HAAC)in Long Beach and the Qing Dynasty at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, in Clubhouse 3, Room 2.
Hobbs is an independent scholar of Asian art and consultant to the Howard and Asian Art collection. The HAAC is only 10 minutes away from LW and has an excellent collection of objects and textiles from Japan and China. After a brief introduction to the HAAC, Hobbs will focus her talk on Qing Dynasty (1618-1912) rank badges. Colorful and highly popular with collectors, badges were worn by all civilian, military and imperial members of the Qing Court. Intricately designed and embroidered on silk and satin and prominently displayed on robes, these badges denoted a person’s rank at court—there was a strict hierarchy to be observed. Hobbs will discuss these badges in terms of context: the Qing Dynasty, robes, types of rank badges, symbolism, etc. She will provide examples of robes and badges on display at the HAAC.”
Hobbs has a master’s in Asian Art from the University of London, holds classes for OLLI at California State University Long Beach, and consults/lectures at the Howard and Asian Art Collection. She is also docent emerita with the National Museum of Asian Art (Freer & Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian, Washington DC).
All shareholders are welcome to join this meeting. For more information, contact Anna Derby at 562-301-5339.
